History

Agree or disagree with the following statement and justify your answer: “the election of President Obama was not a victory for the civil rights movement t but a sign of the increased diversity of the American population, which is generally more willing to accept people of color.” I agree, President Barack Obama’s victory was due to our society acceptance to a diverse America. Our society no longer holds those narrow minded believes we use to have years ago. He won the presidency because people believe on his and they think he would do a better job than the republican. Defend or argue against former President Jimmy Carter’s statement: “Many politicians disagree with President Obama just because he is black.” I do not believe people disagree with Obama because he is black, people disagree with him because they do not share his belief on how the country should be run and the plan he has propose don’t benefit them and of course this is not taking a consideration the ongoing was between republican and democrats.

Rank the following ethnic/demographic groups from one to five (1-5) in terms of their likelihood to be elected President of the United States in the next twenty (20) years and give your reasons: a) a woman b) an Asian-American, c) an Arab-American, d) an Indian-American, e) a Native American Indian. 1.Woman

2.Native American Indian
3.Indian America
4.Asian American
5.Arab AmericanIn other countries women are making successful governors, and leaders, and I think a woman would do a great job at being the President of the United States of America. And for the rest I believe a Native American Indian, Asian, Indian and Arab American could become President as long as the put the people first like they have being doing for many centuries.

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Michele Kendall
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Many people don’t care about learning history in today’s society. Arguments regarding whether to offer certain history classes are always being debated. Some believe that it’s a waste of time learning about all the wars and tragedies as they move forward into a world of technology. Many will tell you that the past belongs there, in the past. Then why is it a mandatory class for college students? Why is it both necessary and helpful to study the context of prior history, in order to understand what is valued by these participants? And what resources will be most helpful to you as a student of history? Research shows that there are several ways to answer these questions. This paper will reflect another view and explain the reason behind the answers.
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Understanding what history means is very useful in explaining why it is important to study and learn from it. History is “a chronological record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes; events that form the subject matter of a history or events of the past” (Miriam-Webster, 2011). For...